一切經音義 79.288

79.288

鐵蟒（下莫牓反郭注爾雅蟒者虵之最大者曰蟒蛇巴蛇能吞象計長數百尺此鐵蟒者隨處地獄人心識化現如蟒虵其實悉空受罪者自見餘人不見）。

鐵蟒 (The second character has the fanqie mo + bang. Guo's commentary on the Erya says: "The largest kind of snake is called a mǎng." The Ba snake can swallow elephants, estimated to be several hundred feet long. These "iron pythons" are manifestations generated by the minds and consciousnesses of people in the hells corresponding to various locations, appearing like pythons and snakes; in reality, they are completely empty. The person undergoing retribution sees them oneself, while other people do not see them.)